Raw Feeding Chronicles....

Originally Posted by sharky

I always cut the stuff up

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Me too...if I don't, Mr. Bean looks at me like I'm nuts. He has to have little bites. He's spoiled, huh?

That's great that she ate it!!!

We have had a great day I mixed a medallion with 1/2 can grammy's pot pie this morning and split it between Diesel and Tucker and they LOVED IT Both of them cleaned their bowls within minutes. I just gave them the same mix for dinner and they ate like they hadn't been fed in day's. Diesel's alway's eaten quickly but today is the first time that Tucker's actually kept up with him. YAY

Originally Posted by kittiesx2

We have had a great day

I mixed a medallion with 1/2 can grammy's pot pie this morning and split it between Diesel and Tucker and they LOVED IT

Both of them cleaned their bowls within minutes. I just gave them the same mix for dinner and they ate like they hadn't been fed in day's.

Diesel's alway's eaten quickly but today is the first time that Tucker's actually kept up with him. YAY

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Congrats! Now hopefully they'll be as excited about it in the days to come!

Yeah, I'm keeping my finger's crossed.

Well, for 3 days Damita has eaten nothing but raw medallions. No canned food at all. I'm proud of her. Now, I'm starting in on Twtich & Lily. It only took me about a month & a half to switch Damita....much less time than I expected, so hopefully I can switch Twitch & Lily easily, too!

Originally Posted by white cat lover

Well, for 3 days Damita has eaten nothing but raw medallions. No canned food at all. I'm proud of her. Now, I'm starting in on Twtich & Lily. It only took me about a month & a half to switch Damita....much less time than I expected, so hopefully I can switch Twitch & Lily easily, too!

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Way to go!! Have they tried the lamb yet?

Beandip proved me wrong a couple days ago, he ate up 4.5 ounces one day...but he's back to about 3.5 now. He likes the lamb, but if I offer him both, he picks the beef.

Pumpkin is ADDICTED to the chicken. I usually put down about 3 oz of chicken for them to share while I'm getting the rest ready...it's always gone before I get Beandip's beef in front of him, let alone their canned stuff.

Leopold still hasn't touched any of it. But the rest of them are cleaning up 20 oz a day, in addition to their wet food!

I want to finish this bag of beef before I open up the lamb. I've got like 10? medlalions of beef left. Then all I have is one bag beef, one bag lamb.

Gonna try Twitch & Lily on a medallion right now, I think. Coat it with by Nature pouch & they aught to love it! I'll be sure to keep my hand away from Lily, though.

well? how did it go?

They sniffed it, but that was all. However, I let Twitch watch me make the food & she knew something was "different" the normal. So, I fed the food to Dory & Ophelia. I'll try raw hidden in canned food again tonight on Twitch & Lily!

Originally Posted by white cat lover

Well, for 3 days Damita has eaten nothing but raw medallions. No canned food at all. I'm proud of her. Now, I'm starting in on Twtich & Lily. It only took me about a month & a half to switch Damita....much less time than I expected, so hopefully I can switch Twitch & Lily easily, too!

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That's great
Diesel and Tucker seem to be adjusting really well to their raw. I'm still mixing 1 medallion with 1/2 can of food in the morning and evening but they finish it all every meal so I'm going to start increasing the raw food and see what happens. So far their both keeping it down well and haven't had any runny poop They both still eat a little of their dry food as well but the amount of dry seems to be decreasing

Twitch & Lily wouldn't even fall for the raw hidden in Friskies!

I just found a PERFECT setting on my microwave to thaw out medallions quickly...

4 medallions on a paper plate covered in plastic wrap.
50% power for 30 seconds and voila!!!!!! still cold but malleable

Originally Posted by Renovia

I just found a PERFECT setting on my microwave to thaw out medallions quickly...

4 medallions on a paper plate covered in plastic wrap.
50% power for 30 seconds and voila!!!!!! still cold but malleable

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I didn't know that you could microwave the medallions That would be alot faster and easier if it doesn't hurt the meat.

i figured i'd give it a shot. I was pretty sure I didn't 'cook' anything because it was cold throughout and when i cut it up any bone fragments still felt cold.

Sooo.....I decided to increase the raw tonight. I mixed 2 medallions w/ 1/4 can of merricks and they cleaned their plates Good kitties
I think that this is going to be a great switch for my boy's. Tucker is actually begging for his raw food and he has never begged before. Diesel has always begged and always cleans his plate so no change there
I'm going to pick up some chicken necks this week as well as more NV chicken/turkey and maybe some beef as well.

Originally Posted by kittiesx2

Sooo.....I decided to increase the raw tonight. I mixed 2 medallions w/ 1/4 can of merricks and they cleaned their plates

Good kitties

I think that this is going to be a great switch for my boy's. Tucker is actually begging for his raw food and he has never begged before. Diesel has always begged and always cleans his plate so no change there

I'm going to pick up some chicken necks this week as well as more NV chicken/turkey and maybe some beef as well.

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Great news!!

Diesel and Tucker know what's good for them.

i'm scared to pick up chicken necks! what exactly do i look for in my grocery store or butcher

Originally Posted by Renovia

i'm scared to pick up chicken necks! what exactly do i look for in my grocery store or butcher

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The store that we buy our food at has frozen chicken necks cut into 1 inch pieces. That way we can take out one at a time to thaw and they're done. Easy I'm not quite brave enough to go to the butcher and buy my own yet.
If you look at the NV website under cat treats you can do a search for a store near you.

Originally Posted by kittiesx2

The store that we buy our food at has frozen chicken necks cut into 1 inch pieces. That way we can take out one at a time to thaw and they're done. Easy

I'm not quite brave enough to go to the butcher and buy my own yet.

If you look at the NV website under cat treats you can do a search for a store near you.

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Yeah...the pet store that I go to has necks, I'm pretty sure they're a Nature's Variety product. Can't remember if they're Turkey or Chicken?? Hmmm. I didn't think they were cut, but I didn't get a close look. Maybe it's something different.

Oops.... I just looked at the NV website and they only have turkey necks
I know that I saw them on one of the websites, now I just have to figure out which one. I know that they have them at the petstore though so I'll let you know what brand when I pick them up.